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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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I feel the same way about warren. She might hold her own with Trump, but right now I am hoping one of the younger people will emerge as likely winner against President Shit-for-Brains. ... For me, she is rising into second place behind Bernie. All the candidates are using issues Bernie raised in 2016, and except for Warren carrying some of her original issues, they are there because of Bernie.
... That and dominating the House and Senate are as important in my mind as policy. Policy is important but if you don't have the power it means nothing. What you need is a candidate with coat-tails, and the only one so far that I can see is Bernie. You wouldn't have AOC and other progressives that won in 2018 without him and his 2016 campaign and continued effort to build our revolution (not me us). He brings in independents that are wary of the democratic party and their history of failure to provide for working people in their lifetimes. Enjoyby our ability to understand Rebel☮American☆Zen☯Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
quote: Let's put them in a numbered list, alphabetically by last name just for kicks:
Now reorder them in your preferences. Mine are
If we were doing ranked voting at primaries this is the way I would currently rank them. If we were doing instant runoff voting at primaries I would have each candidate beat the ones below thim. Enjoyby our ability to understand Rebel☮American☆Zen☯Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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Elizabeth Warren masterfully destroys Chris Matthews’ gotcha question. The question is not how much tax cost will change, but how much the total cost/s for healthcare will change The Koch brother study showed that the total healthcare costs would go down with Bernie's "medicare for all" plan. There would be less out of pocket and co-pay costs and the current medicare costs are less than comparable insurance company costs (because no profit gouging).
quote: With "medicare for all" the government would also be in a position to negotiate drug costs with big pharmacy and bring costs more in line with what you see in Canada for the same medications:
quote: Of course the Pharmacy companies are contributing to other candidates to prevent this from happening ... Enjoy Edited by RAZD, : added koch studyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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... I'm curious to know what precisely most Democrats want when it comes to the border. ... I would like a very lenient border that encourages immigration, with a work to citizenship program. Similar to the old indentured servants when the country was founded, but with more rights: as long as you stay in the program you get living wage and benefits, and there would be night classes in english and American history, including the constitution. After 5 years you take your citizenship exam. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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... Maybe if he and people like Drum could explain what they mean by open borders we could explain why it isn't open borders. ... Here's my stab at it: an open border is one you can walk across without any legal constraint and without any inspection -- like what we have between states. Now I grew up in Michigan and we would drive through Canada to reach the east coast relatives and to summer in Rhode Island. Stops at the borders were cursory and rarely were vehicles inspected. No longer, as now you need to have a passport to cross the border. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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Now what we have in the "Eurozone" is akin to state to state borders for countries that are part of the EU, and regular border crossings to other countries.
Customs Duty, USA and Europe: Know the Rules when Crossing Borders. Now I can envisage a N.America union -- with Canada and the US ... (and Mexico ... or not), but the politics would be wicked and the GOP would likely revolt (they are pretty revolting already) -- and that would be an open border system, but I don't see anyone advocating that. A South America Union would be an interesting proposition ... if the US could keep from poking their regime change tendencies to cripple governments ... include central America and Mexico and it could become a political powerhouse. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
And they have the advantage of a common language and history.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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quote: That'll put a damper on his campaign, although it is not that serious and there have been presidents with more medical issues, it raises a question again, of age. Ageism? Enjoy?by our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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quote: Happy to see Tulsi still in the mix. We need a strong anti-war voice. What I see here is a very strong field of candidates, not only for president but also there for vicepresident. Bernie has once again outperformed the others on raising grass roots funding, with over $25 million in the last quarter, but we now have the issue of age related health and potential heart attacks. It should be noted however that many people have been through the process Bernie has just had and have lived long and prosperous lives. Even some 'evil' ones (Cheney), and it certainly makes a strong argument for #Medicare4All universal health coverage. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click) |
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
I would at this point prefer Pocahontas as president, but if VP to Bernie or Biden that would be ok. I'll bet a number of people are making the same evaluation. It will be interesting to see the next debate -- OCT 15th -- as well as campaigns up to that date. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Bernie needs to go to Dick Cheney's doctor. That dude is still kickin' around, which amazes me. Exactly my point -- this operation is no death warrant nor a sign of infirmity, rather it is a common procedure with a high success rate for return to normal life. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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I personally would be happy for Bernie to be the nominee, ... Bernie expects to be at the OCT 15th debate and fully ready to take up the rigors of grass root campaigning. This is normally the return to activity following a stent and there should be no further concern re his health. He has of course taken advantage of the situation to plug #Medicare4All, saying he is fortunate to have good health insurance, but that there are many people who don't and who would face bankruptcy.
... but then again, I would be thrilled to have Elizabeth Warren as the nominee too. ... I'll take Warren over the others, although I wish Tulsi were doing better -- you would think the anti-endless-war platform would attract a lot more people to her campaign.
... The failure of Biden is ... That he is old-school DINO neoliberal like Clinton, and he has baggage.
... not the faux scandals that the Republican party is trying to throw out, ... The typical right wing conspiracy generating machinations and the false equivalence of rumor to facts. Certainly it is a smoke screen and meanwhile Humpty Dumpty just keeps digging himself a deeper hole.
... but the lack of a coherent policy., the lack of focus in communication, and the tendency to insert foot in mouth. There is no there there, from what I've seen. Amusing to me that the GOP/DT are wasting so much time and effort on him ... especially if he is not the nominee. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Eliminating currently sitting Senators eliminates Baldwin and Warren as Turner is not currently holding office (my error). Tulsi Gabbard has announced that she will not run for re-election. Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1405 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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Understandable. One summer or winter in DC would be enough to convince me that Hawaii is much better choice for my life. Indeed, but it also has to do with the personal attacks. Glad to see her taking on Clinton with her witch-hunt still not accepting that she lost a winnable election -- and blaming others. A good VP candidate, she could take on Pence in the debates easily methinks. Nina Turner also. Harris could also be a good choice Enjoyby our ability to understand RebelAmericanZenDeist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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